19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 15 February 2024

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Celebrate Valentine's At CCR Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.07s

1^st

(3)

Blackjack

79-2

10/3

T: A D BrownJ: Jonny Peate (3)

Tracked leaders, angled out over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, led on line op 7/2

2^nd

(9)

How Impressive

510-0

2/1f

T: H PalmerJ: Brandon Wilkie (5)

Wore hood to post, good speed from wide draw to lead 5f out, headed 4f out, chased leader, ridden and led again approaching final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, headed post tchd 9/5

3^rd

4 ¾

(4)

Conquistador

49-8

11/1

T: S C WilliamsJ: Luke Catton (5)

Off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, headway out wide into 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with leading duo, joined for 3rd post op 10/1 tchd 12/1

3^rd

(5)

Masterclass

59-6

7/1

T: D M SimcockJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Well outpaced in last pair, headway on inside and kept on inside final furlong, joined 3rd post op 8/1 tchd 9/1

5^th

(2)

Maharajas Express

49-5

11/2

T: Jack JonesJ: Dylan Hogan

Off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, disputing held 3rd when slightly hampered inside final furlong, lost that placing final strides op 5/1 tchd 9/2

6^th

(7)

Golden Passport

49-8

20/1

T: J A OsborneJ: Daniel Muscutt

Outpaced in rear, effort out wide and plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved tchd 18/1

7^th

(8)

Libra Tiger

59-5

50/1

T: Mrs L J MonganJ: Paddy Bradley (3)

Steadied start, always in last trio, never involved op 40/1

8^th

(6)

Pablo Del Pueblo

68-12

28/1

T: S DowJ: Georgia Dobie (3)

Chased leaders, went 2nd 5f out, led f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong op 33/1

9^th

1 ¾

(1)

Bang On The Bell

59-9

13/2

T: J R JenkinsJ: Rossa Ryan

Quickly away, led on rail for 1f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 6/1 tchd 7/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.40Pl:£1.60, £1.40, £1.60, £0.90EX:£12.10Trifecta:£33.50, £45.30Tricast:£21.51SF:£10.26Swingers:£2.40, £2.50, £3.50, £1.80, £2.70

Forecasts

How Impressive (2/1), Blackjack (10/3), Maharajas Express (11/2), Bang On The Bell (13/2), Masterclass (7/1), Conquistador (11/1), Golden Passport (20/1), Pablo Del Pueblo (28/1), Libra Tiger (50/1)

HOW IMPRESSIVE was better than ever when scoring at Lingfield 10 days ago and followed up at Kempton on Wednesday, so he's a likely candidate to defy a penalty if in the same form. Maharajas Express and Masterclass are two of several dangers in a warm race for the grade.